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Join us for a passionate conversation with Aurélie Salvaire who is currently touring Australia as part of her international book tour!

Aurélie is a French speaker, author and gender activist who recently published the book Balance the world!, an anthology of feminist solutions from all over the world. This action-oriented guide book, mostly targeted at millenials, gives the readers concrete tools to become active balance-makers. Aurelie will be fresh from her recent trip in Pakistan where she has been training young girls and boys to embrace social activism.

Insights on high profile global projects that are currently pursuing gender justice

ABOUT AURÉLIE SALVAIRE:

Aurélie Salvaire is a French social entrepreneur who has collaborated with Oxfam, Ashoka and Impact HUB networks, and launched the TEDxBarcelonaWomen event and community in2012. She is also the founder of SHIFTBALANCE, a think-and-action tank collecting, producing and spreading information on everyday sexism and existing solutions. Last year, SHIFTBALANCE made a documentary called Maard Ban, interviewing different Pakistani activists, artists and entrepreneurs on their understanding of masculinity and the need to rewrite a code of manhood. This documentary has been projected in different countries thanks to the support of the French Embassy and the network of French Alliances.

ABOUT THE BOOK: BALANCE THE WORLD!

This book, which is available online for free, is an anthology of the most innovative solutions to bring greater gender equity around the world. It shares women-empowering, balance-making initiatives by tactic and topic (from education to politics, from leadership to violence) and concludes each chapter with practical recommendations on what readers can do on an individual basis. Let’s shift the balance together!